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Dec 4, 2014 | 10:27 am

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Originally Posted by kop84

I wonder if it would make sense for DL to instead of offer JFK KEF and MSP KEF, just shift the seasonal flight to MSP and then free up the JFK slot for a different destination? Like LIS/HEL/EDI etc.

I suspect the majority of DL travelers to KEF are originating east of MSP and wouldn't care for back-tracking. It's true of TATL travel generally. Further, the JFK-KEF departure is so late (2332) as to be outside of the JFK crush band(s), anyway.

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